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Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender to replace the current Biometric Data Capture System (BDCS).

The BDCS provides the ability to biometrically enrol personnel, both at fixed locations and when on patrol, to screen enrolments against subsets of data and load biometrics on to UK and non UK biometric databases.

The estimated contract value ranges between £10m and £20m.

The MoD has a requirement to replace the current non-specialist operated forensic and biometric data collection and verification system, which goes out of service in March 2020.

The MoD is seeking expressions of interest from potential suppliers to provide a Biometric Data Capture capability and associated data transfer, ingestion and matching. The BDCS will be required to interface with multiple Government biometric databases, and the supplier will be required to provide in service support to meet operational requirements, including potential deployments to operational theatres abroad.

The capability should be capable of capturing and storing an individual’s biometric data including eye and flat finger as well as to verify an individual’s identity during screening biometric data. The system shall also store Enrolment Records and sub sets of data and synchronise operational data.

The contract length is three years with priced options to extend for 4 x 1 year periods.